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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 25, 2025 | Replies (38)
@sueinmn
Pour hot distilled water into medicine bottle. Press the 5 minute automatic cleaning button.
When finished cleaning rinse with distilled water and remove cap to place on clean paper towel to air dry.
Clean mouthpiece - rinse with distilled water & wipe with 70% alcohol & rinse with distilled water & air dry on clean paper towel
NTM Info & Research just sent out this notice:
Airway clearance is part of standard care for NTM lung disease and Bronchiectasis patients. But these devices require daily cleaning, and NTM can be found in the tap water used to clean them.
Patients are trapped in a cycle of fear and confusion, overwhelmed with unclear and often contradictory information on sterilization methods, many of which have never been validatedin the laboratory against the NTM strains that impact patients most.We're changing that with science.
As you read this, Drs. Joe Falkinham and Jennifer Hondaare testing patient cleaning methods in their labs, work that will produce the first ever data-driven guidance on safely maintaining their equipment. We're testing bottled water, boiling times, and sterilization techniques so patients can finally have the answers they need.